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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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